Mitten or glove.



No. 861,974. TATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

' w. r. HALL. V

' MITTEN 0R GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 5, 1906.

1n: Nonms PETERS 50., WASHINGTON. n. c

WILLIAM F. HALL, OF WILLIAMSTON, MICHIGAN.

MITTEN OR GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed March 5, 1906. Serial No. 304,323.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Williamston, in the county of Inghamand State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mittens or Gloves; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art and use the same.

to which it appertains to make My invention relates to improvements in mittens, gloves and the like, made of knit material.

'One object of the invention glove of this character with its portionknit in a single is to provide a mitten or thumb and hand or body piece.

Another object of the invention is to provide the A further object of the invention is thumb, body or hand portions of the like of this character with means readily drawn or gathered toclose the same.

to improve and simplify the construction and manufacture of hand coverings of knit material and thereby render the same better fitting and more durable.

Withthe above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction,

' combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying views of the opposite sides of a mitten accordance with my invention, and Fig.

Figures 1 and 2 are constructed in 3 is a plan view drawings,

of the blank from which the mitten is made.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a mitten made in of which 2 is the thumb portion and 3 4 indicates the crotch or point at which the thumb portion is separated from accordance with my invention,

the hand.

the hand and 5 and 6 are the draw strings, by means of which the ends of the hand and thumb portions, respectively, are closed or formed.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the blank from ten is formed and whi is of the same width to f of the thumb.

When the point 11 is as from 11 to 12, of a sufficient width to form the thumb is taken off the needles From 12 to 8 the edge and preferably parallel of the opposite edge,

blank is taken from th said opposite edge being preferably continuous or unbroken from 7 to 8. When the which the mitch is knit or otherwise formed 9 is preferably of the same but from 9 to '10 the is gradually widened to orm the tubular or main portion reached, a portion of the blank,

and the draw string 6 inserted.

of the blank is formed straight with the corresponding portion e machine the draw string 5 is inserted along the edge 8 to form the tip of the mitten, and the blank is then cut from 12 to 4 to separate the thumb from the hand portion and the raw edges formed thereby are secured against raveling in any well-known manner. A blank formed in this manner will have one of its edges straight and the opposite edge formed in four sections, three of 'which are straight and substantially parallel with said straight edge and the fourth section inclined. The opposite edges of the blank as far as they are parallel, are then joined together, that is, the edge 7 to 9 is joined to a corresponding length, 7 to 13, of said opposite edge to form the wrist and the portion 8 to 4 is joined to a corresponding length 8 to 14 of said opposite edge to form the tip or finger portion and a portion of the hand of the mitten.

In formingthe thumb the portion 12 to 4 of one edge is joined to a corresponding length 11 to 15 of the opposite edge which will form the tubular portion of the thumb, while the portions 15 to 10 and 10 to 9 are joined to the portion 13 to 14 of the opposite edge of the blank to form the remainder of the hand and also the bulging portion for the base of the thumb. By making the edge 10 to 11 longer than the edge 4 to 12, the excess, as from 10 to 1.5, assists in forming the crotch of the thumb and gives a surplus of material at that point to compensate for the movements of the thumb, and especially when it is moved laterally from the hand. The excess in length of the edge 9 to 15 over the portion 13 to 14 of the opposite edge is gathered to make it correspond therewith and thereby form the crotch and also the bulging portion for the base of the thumb. After the edges have been joined together, in this manner the ends of the tubes are closed by pulling upon the draw strings 5 and 6 and fastening them in a suitable manner which thus completes the mitten. This construction renders it unnecessary to sew on the thumb, or to pick it up on the needles, and knit it after the hand portion has been completed and it provides a very durable and closely fitting covering for the hand.

While I have shown and described my invention as embodied in a mitten, it will be understood that it may be embodied in fingered gloves and other hand coverings. When applied to fingered gloves, the thumb is made as previously described and the fingers are formed integral with the body or hand portion, each finger being formed of one or two sections, each of which is integral with one-half or side of the body porgether when the blank is folded upon itself and sewed to complete the glove. This construction provides a glove, mitten or the like formed from one piece or a tion, the half sections of each finger being secured tosingle blank which may be made on one machine, with and advantages of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I- claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:-

A mitten formed from a piece of knitted material having one edge continuous and the opposite edge formed in four sections, three of which sections are straight andsub- .stantially parallel with the first mentioned edge and the fourth section is inclined, whereby the central portion of: said material is wider than the end portions, the forward portion of said widened portion being separated from the main portion, the edges of the end sections being joined to corresponding lengths of the first mentioned edge and the inner edge of the separated portion being joined to a corresponding length of the straight edge of the widened portion of the material and the remaining portion of said last mentioned straight edge and the inclined edge being gathered and joined to the remainder, of the first mentioned edge, and two drawstrings for closing the outer ends of the two tubular portions formed by joining said edges.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM F. HALL, Witnesses:

O. C. 'inosn, E. L. WATKINS. 

